Series 30

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Series 30 ran from July 1995 to September 1995, and was the first series to feature the "minimum 3 vowels and minimum 4 consonants per round" rule. The thirtieth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Verity Joubert. Notably, the grand final between Joubert and Chris Colsmann involved the two overall lowest seeds of the series.

A desktop computer was given away as a supplementary prize to the player who achieved the highest score in a single 9-round game of Series 30. This was ultimately won by #2 seed Andrew Bull, who achieved 73 points in Episode 1666.